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Linked Discourses · SN 35.115

  • Linked Discourses 35.115Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.115
  • 12. The World and the Kinds of Sensual Stimulation12. Lokakāmaguṇavagga

Māra’s Snare (2nd)Dutiyamārapāsasutta

“Mendicants, there are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.“Santi, bhikkhave, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā, iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā. If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them,Tañce bhikkhu abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati— they’re called a mendicant who is bound in sights known by the eye. They’re trapped in Māra’s lair, fallen under Māra’s sway, and caught in Māra’s snare.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu baddho cakkhuviññeyyesu rūpesu, āvāsagato mārassa, mārassa vasaṁ gato, paṭimukkassa mārapāso. They’re bound by Māra’s bonds, and the Wicked One can do with them what he wants.Baddho so mārabandhanena yathākāmakaraṇīyo pāpimato …pe….

There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …Santi, bhikkhave, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe… ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.santi, bhikkhave, manoviññeyyā dhammā, iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā. If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them,Tañce bhikkhu abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati— they’re called a mendicant who is bound in ideas known by the mind. They’re trapped in Māra’s lair, fallen under Māra’s sway, and caught in Māra’s snare.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu baddho manoviññeyyesu dhammesu, āvāsagato mārassa, mārassa vasaṁ gato, paṭimukkassa mārapāso. They’re bound by Māra’s bonds, and the Wicked One can do with them what he wants.Baddho so mārabandhanena yathākāmakaraṇīyo pāpimato …pe….

There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.Santi ca kho, bhikkhave, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā, iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā. If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them,Tañce bhikkhu nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati— they’re called a mendicant who is freed from sights known by the eye. They’re not trapped in Māra’s lair, not fallen under Māra’s sway, and released from Māra’s snare.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mutto cakkhuviññeyyehi rūpehi, nāvāsagato mārassa, na mārassa vasaṁ gato, ummukkassa mārapāso. They’re free from Māra’s bonds, and the Wicked One cannot do with them what he wants.Mutto so mārabandhanena na yathākāmakaraṇīyo pāpimato …pe….

There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …Santi, bhikkhave, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe… ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.santi, bhikkhave, manoviññeyyā dhammā, iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā. If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them,Tañce bhikkhu nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati— they’re called a mendicant who is freed from ideas known by the mind. They’re not trapped in Māra’s lair, not fallen under Māra’s sway, and released from Māra’s snare.ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mutto manoviññeyyehi dhammehi, nāvāsagato mārassa, na mārassa vasaṁ gato, ummukkassa mārapāso. They’re free from Māra’s bonds, and the Wicked One cannot do with them what he wants.”Mutto so mārabandhanena na yathākāmakaraṇīyo pāpimato”ti.

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  1. SN 35.114 Māra’s Snare (1st) 0.97near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.114 12. The World and the Kinds of Sensual Stimulation Māra’s Snare (1st) “Mendicants, there are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If…
  2. SN 35.230 The Simile of the Angler 0.77near 3.4There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches … ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, they’r…
  3. AN 9.38 Brahmin Cosmologists 0.60near 0.1What five? Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. Sounds known by the ear … Smells known by the nose … Tastes known by the tongue … Touches known by the body, w…
  4. SN 35.131 Nakula’s Father 0.60near 3.4There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, their consciousness doesn’t have that as su…
  5. SN 35.124 At Vesālī 0.60near 3.4There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, their consciousness doesn’t have that as su…
  6. SN 47.7 A Monkey 0.59near 0.1So, mendicants, don’t roam out of your own territory into the domain of others. If you roam out of your own territory into the domain of others, Māra will find a vulnerability and get an opportunity. And what is not a me…